Activists, Agenda, and Bias. Is Therapy Under Attack?

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Agenda, Activism, and Bias, are three words many claim are infiltrating mental health care due to therapists putting their own political ideologies before their patient’s needs.

There is a growing concern by many who claim some mental health professionals and psychology professors have placed their own socio-political ideologies over what's best for their patients and the students entering the field. These same critics claim the bias has left many patients feeling the need to censor themselves or forgo much needed treatment altogether.

Dr. Phil will speak with 18-year-old Claire, who claims her therapist crossed the line after subjecting her to a shocking political rant after her session ended, which forced her to sever ties with her therapist during a time she needed her the most. Dr. Phil will also speak with Dana, a mother who insists a therapist with a social justice agenda and clear bias against her, further drove a wedge between her and her daughter in only three sessions. Dr. Phil will also speak with Soad, a licensed therapist who says she requires all prospective clients to check her social media so they know she is a conservative who only deals in reality, and will challenge any non-fact-based position on social justice topics. Plus, Dr. Phil speaks with Megan, a licensed clinical counselor who says she's facing online cancel culture over her political social media posts. And, Dr. Phil will Dr. Hartz who is the founder of the Open Therapy Institute, an organization focused on removing bias from mental health care across the country.
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0:56.0	America, we've got issues. My therapist put her political agenda before my mental health.
1:01.6	Some therapists have actually said, I can't see you if you embrace certain beliefs.
1:07.3	So huge chunks of the country that just are being excluded from care of the...
1:10.6	I believe there are two sexes. And I want to make sure you understand that before you start with me. Therapy is so important. But do I have to worry about them putting their political bias before my mental health? I guess the bottom line is you just can't all have Dr. Phil. Well, well, well, America, we've got issues.
1:39.9	None more evident than when it comes to supposedly trusted professionals and big businesses
1:47.0	using their social and political biases to attack every facet of this country.
1:53.0	And you know I have been very vocal about this.
1:58.0	We have social media platforms censoring free speech, particularly political
2:02.6	viewpoints. I've seen this in the last few days. I put up a video about Israel.
2:09.6	Choked right down until it disappeared. Media outlets foregoing journalistic integrity
2:18.5	in an attempt to sway elections,
2:20.2	institutions of higher education,
2:22.7	endorsing what I call intellectual rot,
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